IMAP Data Access Package

This lightweight Python package allows users to download, query, and upload data from the IMAP Science Data Center (SDC).

Command Line Utility

Query / Search for data

Find all files from the SWE instrument

$ imap-data-access query --instrument swe
Found [2] matching files
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Instrument|Data Level|Descriptor|Start Date|End Date|Version|Filename                                          |
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swe       |l0        |sci       |20240105  |20240105|v00-05 |imap_swe_l0_sci_20240105_20240105_v00-05.pkts     |
swe       |l0        |sci       |20240105  |20240105|v00-01 |imap_swe_l0_sci_20240105_20240105_v00-01.pkts     |
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Find all files during the year 2024 and return the response as raw json

$ imap-data-access query --start-date 20240101 --end-date 20241231 --output-format json
[{'file_path': 'imap/swe/l0/2024/01/imap_swe_l0_sci_20240105_20240105_v00-05.pkts', 'instrument': 'swe', 'data_level': 'l0', 'descriptor': 'sci', 'start_date': '20240105', 'end_date': '20240105', 'version': 'v00-05', 'extension': 'pkts'}, {'file_path': 'imap/swe/l0/2024/01/imap_swe_l0_sci_20240105_20240105_v00-01.pkts', 'instrument': 'swe', 'data_level': 'l0', 'descriptor': 'sci', 'start_date': '20240105', 'end_date': '20240105', 'version': 'v00-01', 'extension': 'pkts'}]

Download a file

Download a level 0 SWE file on 2024/01/05

$ imap-data-access download imap/swe/l0/2024/01/imap_swe_l0_sci_20240105_20240105_v00-00.pkts
Successfully downloaded the file to: <IMAP_DATA_DIR>/imap/swe/l0/2024/01/imap_swe_l0_sci_20240105_20240105_v00-00.pkts

Upload a file

Upload an l1a file after decoding the l0 CCSDS ".pkts" file

$ imap-data-access upload imap/swe/l1a/2024/01/imap_swe_l1a_sci_20240105_20240105_v00-00.cdf
Successfully uploaded the file to the IMAP SDC

Importing as a package

import imap_data_access

# Search for files
results = imap_data_access.query(instrument="mag", data_level="l0")
# results is a list of dictionaries
# [{'file_path': 'imap/swe/l0/2024/01/imap_swe_l0_sci_20240105_20240105_v00-05.pkts', 'instrument': 'swe', 'data_level': 'l0', 'descriptor': 'sci', 'start_date': '20240105', 'end_date': '20240105', 'version': 'v00-05', 'extension': 'pkts'}, {'file_path': 'imap/swe/l0/2024/01/imap_swe_l0_sci_20240105_20240105_v00-01.pkts', 'instrument': 'swe', 'data_level': 'l0', 'descriptor': 'sci', 'start_date': '20240105', 'end_date': '20240105', 'version': 'v00-01', 'extension': 'pkts'}]

# Download a file that was returned from the search
imap_data_access.download("imap/mag/l0/2024/01/imap_mag_l0_raw_202040101_20240101_v00-00.pkts")

# Upload a calibration file that exists locally
imap_data_access.upload("imap/mag/calibration/test_calibration.txt")

Configuration

Data directory

The folder structure for data files within the IMAP SDC is rigidly defined, so the data access will mimic that structure to make sure all data is stored in the same heirarchical structure as the SDC. This will enable seamless transition between a user's local system and the SDC.

A user's root data location can be specified as an environment variable IMAP_DATA_DIR or through a configuration dictionary within the package itself imap_data_access.config["DATA_DIR"].

The following is the directory structure the IMAP SDC uses.

<IMAP_DATA_DIR>/
  imap/
    <instrument>/
      <data_level>/
        <year>/
          <month>/
            <filename>

for example, with IMAP_DATA_DIR=/data:

/data/
  imap/
    swe/
      l0/
        2024/
          01/
            imap_swe_l0_sci_20240105_20240105_v00-00.pkts

Data Access URL

To change the default URL that the package accesses, you can set the environment variable IMAP_DATA_ACCESS_URL or within the package imap_data_access.config["DATA_ACCESS_URL"]. The default is the development server https://api.dev.imap-mission.com.

Troubleshooting

Network issues

SSL

If you encounter SSL errors similar to the following:

urllib.error.URLError: <urlopen error [SSL: CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED] certificate verify failed: unable to get local issuer certificate (_ssl.c:997)>

That generally means the Python environment you're using is not finding your system's root certificates properly. This means you need to tell Python how to find those certificates with the following potential solutions.

1. Upgrade the certifi package

   pip install --upgrade certifi
   

2. Install system certificates Depending on the Python version you installed the program with the command will look something like this:

   /Applications/Python\ 3.10/Install\ Certificates.command
   

HTTP Error 502: Bad Gateway

This could mean that the service is temporarily down. If you continue to encounter this, reach out to the IMAP SDC at imap-sdc@lasp.colorado.edu.

FileNotFoundError

This could mean that the local data directory is not set up with the same paths as the SDC. See the data directory section for an example of how to set this up.